Saw-handle.



No. 838,817. PATBNTED DEG. 1a, 190 T. A. SMITH.

SAW HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY23. 1m.

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II nu UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAW-HANDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1906.

Application filed July 23, 1906- Serial No. 327,350.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, TI-IoMAs ALVIN SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dunsmuir, in the county of Siskiyou and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Saw-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a saw-handle, and has for its object to provide an auxiliary handle for a crosscut-saw so that the saw can be more conveniently operated when it is used for felling trees. When a crosscut-saw is used for this purpose, the operator grasps the hane dle with one hand, while with the other hand he grasps the back of the saw-blade to hold it in proper position. As the back of the saw-blade does not afford a good grip, I provide the auxiliary handle, hereinafter described, by the use of which the felling operation is greatly facilitated.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a longitudinalsection of the auxiliary handle in position on the saw. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the handle removed from the saw. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the holder, hereinafter referred to. Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the handle applied to a difierent saw. Fig. 6 is a plan view of one of the parts of the handle.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 10 denotes the blade of an ordinary crosscutsaw. The handle 11 has a socket-piece 12, through which the tightening-bar 13 extends. At the front end of the socket-piece is a grooved flange 14, which receives the end of the saw-blade. This is a well-known type of saw-handle and nothing is claimed with respect thereto. The auxiliary handle or grip is indicated at 15 and is detachably secured to the back of the saw-blade by means of a holder 16. The holder is a cylindrical tube which is secured to the back of the sawblade, the front end of the tube being open and also slitted, as at 17, to receive the sawblade. At the opposite end the tube is closed by a plug 18, which is soldered or The plug has otherwise secured to the tube.

a threaded bore through which a set-screw 19 is extended, and adjacent the plug an opening 20 is made in the tube to receive the part 14 of the handle 10, which part is engaged by the set-screw whereby the tube is detachably fastened to the saw.

The grip 15 is a cylindrical tube of spring metal and is secured to the saw by slipping it over the holder 16. The grip fits the holder tightly and is held thereon by friction. Both ends of the tube 15 are open, and at its front end it is slitted, as at 21, to receive the sawblade and at the opposite end it is cut away, so as to pass over the part 14. The front edge of the tube is also turned inwardly, as at 22, in which part a notch 23 is made which is in alinernent with the slit 21 and receives the saw-blade.

The auxiliary handle herein described can be readily applied to the saw and removed therefrom when needed and by its use the felling operation is greatly facilitated, as the operator obtains a good grip on the sawblade and is thus enabled to hold it firmly against the tree.

In Fig. 4 the grip 15 is shown clamped on the back of the saw-blade under the end of an ordinary stirrup-handle 24. The rear end of the grip is notched, as at 25, through which the stirrup 26 extends.

I claim 1. An auxiliary saw-handle comprising a slitted hollow grip on the saw, with the back of the saw extending through the slit and within the grip, and a clamp within the grip, holding the same to the saw.

2. An auxiliary saw-handle comprising a cylindrical block slitted to receive the sawblade, means for removably securing said block to the blade, and a tubular grip mounted on and inclosing the block.

In testimony whereof I have signed mv name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS ALVIN SMITH. Witnesses: SUsIE WEsToN,

HENRY A. WELLS. 

